George albert Saunders

[familyline]

Hi Jim,
we know boys will be boys perhaps he lied about his age to go and fight for his country like his uncle and brotherinlaw.
regards
lynne

[jim1]

We're going to need to see his cap badge that's the only way we're going to be able to identify his Regt.
Can you scan it at the highest resolution on your scanner, just his cap will do.
This is the Worcs. Regt. cap badge.
The other one is Machine Gun Corps.
could it be that one?

jim

[familyline]

Hi Jim,
I don't know how to do it. This photo is brown and on the back of a post card, it was done by Britannias Electric portraits ltd Grantham,mansfield,nottingham and Lincoln, don't know if that helps.My husband thinks it could be crossed rifles, it stands out from the brown cap. Also on the back of the post card it says carte postale, Communication-Correspondance, if that helps.
sorry I cant be more specific.thankyou
regards
lynne

[jim1]

is it one of the above cap badges?

[familyline]

Hi Jim,
It looks very much like the second one well done, I have had the eye glass to magnify it and it looks  very much like the second one the machine gun corps. Thankyou so much.
Regards
Lynne

[jim1]

There's only 1 George (A) Saunders MGC on the SWB list. He was from London.
Looked at all the George's MGC but none have the SWB listed but not all Medal cards did.
The MGC was formed in late 1915, most of the men recruited were from other Regt's. & so are listed under both.
I suspect because of his age he went straight in.
I'll take another look.

[jim1]

these are all the George's in the MGC:
George Saunders
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, Machine Gun Corps 42259,73910 
George Saunders
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, Machine Gun Corps 51043,149479 
George Saunders
Machine Gun Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Machine Gun Corps 9809,11079,9809 
George A Saunders
Machine Gun Corps 112th Co 62746  (on SWB list.)
George A Saunders
Machine Gun Corps 145080 
George Saunders
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Machine Gun Corps 34892,176761
Is your Grandad listed as being in the MGC as well as the Worc. Regt.

[familyline]

Hi Jim,
I don't know of the lists your talking about I am a senior and self Taught on the computer, so I don't understand some sites. About my Grandad his army no is 240220, he was in the 1/8th batt Worcs, I have all his war history from Worcs Reg, I also have newspaper clipping and a picture of my Grandad getting the D.C.M. from King George and Queen Mary, my granddad was a corporal in the army and I now have copies of his medals. Looking at the list you sent me the only one I can see would be George Albert Saunders 145080, but according to my father and aunt the family couldn't decide their surname Saunders or Sanders, but on Georges birth cert it says Saunders also on the census. My granddad was born in 1897 and George was born 1899abt so there is only a couple of years between them, I am wondering if George was in the worcs reg as my granddad was and also his uncle Jabez. Don't know if any of this will help you.
Thankyou
Regards
Lynne

[jim1]

Looking at the list you sent me the only one I can see would be George Albert Saunders 145080

He's just listed a George A not George Albert.
The list I referred to is the Medal list (MIC) Medal index card.This gives all of the Regiments a soldier served in & his service numbers.
I'm a bit intrigued about the photo you have as both men in it were in the MGC according to what you've told me & you say one of them is your Grandad but you also say he was in the Worc. Regt.
Looking at his MIC it doesn't state he was in the MGC so can't be him in the photo.
Are we talking about William Roberts?
If so I see he has the rare TFWM.
By the way Jabez was in the RFA.

jim